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Oldham Council invites businesses to bid for £1.2 million solar farm

March 22, 2024
Oldham Council has invited businesses to tender a £1.2 million contract to deliver and maintain a major new solar farm in the area.
Biodiverse Consulting will specifically support Queequeg in achieving the necessary biodiversity net gain for projects. Image: Solar Energy UK.

Solar farms can be ‘havens for biodiversity’, new study finds

March 21, 2024
A survey supported by Solar Energy UK has found that solar farms deliver significant biodiversity gains and have the potential to offer even more.
Anesco's Clayhill solar farm. Image: Anesco.

49MW Northamptonshire solar farm refused planning permission

March 20, 2024
The secretary of state has refused planning permission for a 49MW solar farm to be situated in Northamptonshire.
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E.ON to deliver ‘UK’s largest’ solar project at Port of Liverpool

March 19, 2024
A new E.ON partnership will see the energy supplier deliver the “UK’s largest” solar project at the Port of Liverpool.
Enviromena Horsey Levels Solar Farm

Enviromena brings Horsey Levels solar farm online via National Grid scheme

March 14, 2024
Blackfinch Energy has commissioned the Horsey Levels solar farm, marking the first live project from National Grid’s acceleration scheme.
The project will incorporate agrivoltaics. Image: Getty.

ISG Renewables energises 22MWp Bicker Fen Solar Park

March 13, 2024
Renewable energy developer ISG Renewables has confirmed that its 22.6MWp Bicker Fen solar farm was successfully energised yesterday (12 March).
An aerial shot of the site of the Cleve Hill Solar Park. Image: Quinbrook.

Cleve Hill sees battery safety management plan rejected

March 11, 2024
Cleve Hill Solar Park has confirmed that Swale Borough Council’s planning committee refused the proposed BSMP for the project.
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50MW Norfolk solar farm to bring 176% biodiversity gain

March 8, 2024
Downing Renewable Developments has received planning consent for a 49.9MW solar farm in Norfolk, set to bring a biodiversity net gain of 176%.
An image of the Fox Covert solar farm. Image: Low Carbon.

Sunnica Energy Farm solar NSIP decision delayed until April

March 8, 2024
The UK government has delayed a decision on the 500MW solar-plus-storage Sunnica Energy Farm until 11 April 2024.
The company will first develop battery storage projects before transitioning to include large-scale solar. Image: Getty.

NatPower UK to invest £10 billion in UK BESS and solar market

March 7, 2024
NatPower UK is set to invest £10 billion in the UK battery energy storage sector to bring online over 60GWh of capacity by 2040.

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